Post by Federal Republic of Slavia on Jun 29, 2006 9:01:20 GMT -5
Background: The struggle for a modern society, human rights and a nation-state lasted almost three decades and was completed with the adoption of the constitution on 15th February 1835. In 1876, Montenegro, Serbia, and Bosnia declared war against the Ottoman Empire and proclaimed their unification. However, the Treaty of Berlin of 1878, which was signed at the Congress of Berlin by the Great Powers, granted complete independence only to Serbia and Montenegro, leaving Bosnia and Raška to Austria-Hungary, who blocked their unification.
Modern Background: Shortly after the Second Balkan War, in January of 1914, the Tsar of Russia proposed a formal alliance between the two nations. Immediately after, they also proposed a joint invasion of Romania. While Peter was skeptical at first, he obliged, and shortly thereafter the two forces mobilized and invaded the country of Romania. Serbia was militarily unable to join up with the Russians due to their poor leadership, and in turn Field Marshall Radomir Putnik, the great hero for Serbia in the Balkan Wars, took over command of the Serbian military. After intense battles, the Romanians retreated to Bucharest after a 3 week Serbian bombardment which was running out of steam. Afterwards, the 4th Infantry Division's 3 regiments were ambushed near a village in northern Wallachia. Soon after, the Serbian army was geared up to move north and attacked the Romanian militia units, effectively overpowering them. However, before they could route them, the King of Romania was assassinated. Lines throughout the world spoke that he commited suicide, but the culprit would never be found in one of the greatest murder mysteries the world had ever seen.
The Royal Military Academy, one of the greatest military schools in the world, was set up in Belgrade and slated for completion in May of 1914. With a British alliance, it was clear the academy would be one of the finest in the world. After an alliance signed by the two formed the Serbian Navy, the British gave them two Drake class armored cruisers and even helped in constructing the famed ninth wonder of the world, the Angel of Belgrade, a massive 350 meter tall statue in Belgrade commemorating those who had fought for their countries or who had lost their lives, families or anything of value in warfare.
This British alliance also caused the British to sell New Guinea to the Serbs, who immediately began to colonize their new Pacific empire. They immediately afterwards bought out the Germans for a hefty price in the Pacific, and formed the Empire of Serbian New Guinea. They ratified a constitution, and President Ngaio Hine, a powerful political figure who would be remembered as a hero of the Kingdom of Serbia, was elected and put into office.
In March, the Italian Incident of the Aegean Sea sparked a possible war between Serbia with Greek backing against Italy, however as soon as Serbia announced their position against the war Italy withdrew its blockade of the Adriatic Sea and began to withdraw from the Greek peninsula. That same month, Serbia began to hold the revolutionary Belgrade Military Conference of 1914.
Austria-Hungary's point of view of the Balkan conflicts were astonishingly silent, but it wasn't until the 2nd week of March that Emperor Josef revealed his plans for a grand Austrian empire. Liberia, the Portgeuse African colonies, Albania and the Greek island of Crete were ordered to surrender to the might of Austria-Hungary. Albania and Greece promptly declared war on Austria, and Serbia, the ringleader of their views, stated they were activating their reserve military forces in light of these events.
On the 3rd week of March, a 24-hour cease-fire gave Austria-Hungary enough time to rally their soldiers and begin to prepare for the defense of their homelands. The claims to Albania, Greece, Liberia and the African colonies were withdrawn, and in its stead several negotiations were brought up. Serbia demanded that Dalmatia and the northwestern Slavic nations be transferred back to control, which Austria-Hungary refused. On March 17th, 1914, with beautiful spring weather, Greece and Albania re-declared war on Austria-Hungary and Serbia and their armies invaded Bosnia and southern Hungary, occupying the towns of Szeged and Foca.
The Greeks reached the Adriatic Coast with their navy and linked up with the two Serbian vessels SNK Radomir Putnik and SNK King Peter I, and Greek admiral Prechivneeka assumed command. Immediately he began to fortify the main Serbian port city of Bar and coastal defense guns were set up, as well as a plan to lay land mines to trap the Austrians outside of the harbor. However, the Austrians arrived ahead of scheduele due to calm seas and engaged the Serbian-Greco naval vessels outside of the harbor. Coastal defense weapons opened up and a submarine was sunk by the corageous Serbian defenders, but they were eventually forced to retreat after two Greek cruisers were completely sunk and the Serbian fleet took some notable damage. The Austrians, while only losing one ship and sinking two, had suffered a phyrric victory, as the Serbians now reknwed their cause to fight and retreated to Albania and Greece to undergo repairs and resume operations in the Adriatic.
Later that week, the Austrians launched their Spring offensive into the Serbian and Greco invasions. The Greeks and Albanians held their own outside of the Drina river despite repeated Austrian attacks, and a new trench line was set up outside the city of Foca after a desperate siege and fighting for bridges. The British Royal Marines landed in Albania, and with renewed strength, they planned their counter-offensive.
It was in that same week that the Serbs defeated the Austro-Hungarians at the Battle of Szeged, taking 30,000 casualties and inflicting close to 90. This forever marked Putnik as a loyal and great Serbian, as it gave the Serbs their first true military victory against a superior military power. Immediately going on the offensive, Putnik chased the Austrians to Kecskemet. With a battered and demoralized army, the Austro-Hungarians sued for peace and by April their demands had been met. Bosnia, Croatia, and Slovenia joined the ranks of Serbia, and with Peter's new conquests, he formed an empire : a Slavic empire.
In the 4th week of April, the Empire of Slavia had formed an Imperial Senate and was heavily in support of the Holy See becoming an independent government. It changed its official religion to Catholicism, its official name to the Holy Empire of Slavia, and initiated plans for several military aircraft and to increase agricultural production through a proposition Peter proposed called Plan I.
By May, Indonesia had been ceded to the Holy Empire due to the joint Belgian-German invasion of the Netherlands, further increasing Peter's empire and territorial gains. However, the Holy Empire was coming to a close. Peter ordered the removal of all Muslims in Bosnia, and the country - outraged - overthrew him by the 3rd Week of May, instating a Federal Republic with President Putnik as the leader in a rather bloodless and peaceful revolution.
Location: The Balkans
Area: N/A
Climate: Climate: Temperate; cold, cloudy, dry and cold winters; warm summers.
Natural Resources: N/A
Population: 70,021,000
Serbia: 5,000,000
Samoa: 35,000
Papua New Guinea: 779,000
Solomon Islands: 150,000
Romania: 6,804,000
Bosnia: 1,500,000
Croatia: 4,500,000
Slovenia: 1,206,000
Albania: 800,000
Indonesia: 49,247,000
Age Structure:
0-14 years: 15.8%
15-64 years: 69.1%
65 years and over: 15.1%
Median Age: 38.57 years
Nationality: Slavs
Adjective: Slavic
Religions:
Catholic 37% [Official]
Orthodox 31%
Native/Tribal 24%
Muslim 6%
Other/Atheist 1%
Protestant 1%
Languages: Serbian [Official], Croatian, Slovenian, Hungarian, Romanian, Albanian, Dutch, Bahasa
Literacy: 98.9%
Government Type: Constitutional holy empire
Capital: Belgrade
National Anthem: N/A
National Animal: N/A
Currency: Slavic Credit
Largest City: Sarajevo
Government:
OVERALL
President: President Radomir Putnik
Supreme Commander of Armed Forces: Supreme Commander Radomir Putnik
Supreme Chief of Police: Supreme Chief Nemad Vukasin
Supreme Chancellor of Foreign Affairs: Supreme Chancellor Srecko Slobodan
Supreme Chancellor of Internal Affairs: Supreme Chancellor Sava Marko
Supreme Chancellor of Economic Affairs: Supreme Chancellor Nebojsa Mihajilo
Surgeon General: Doctor Zlatan Darko
FEDERAL SENATE
Supreme Chancellor of the Federal Senate: Supreme Chancellor Ludvik Metod
[58 Other Members Representing Regions of Slavic Influence]
SLAVIC PACIFIC
President: President Ngaio Hine
Commander of Armed Forces: General Tamati Moana
Chief of Police: Chief Tane Petera
Chancellor of Foreign Affairs: Chancellor Wiremu Morana
Chancellor of Internal Affairs: Chancellor Tama Tipene
Chancellor of Economic Affairs: Chancellor Paora Hemi
Surgeon General: Doctor Timoti Anaru
Modern Background: Shortly after the Second Balkan War, in January of 1914, the Tsar of Russia proposed a formal alliance between the two nations. Immediately after, they also proposed a joint invasion of Romania. While Peter was skeptical at first, he obliged, and shortly thereafter the two forces mobilized and invaded the country of Romania. Serbia was militarily unable to join up with the Russians due to their poor leadership, and in turn Field Marshall Radomir Putnik, the great hero for Serbia in the Balkan Wars, took over command of the Serbian military. After intense battles, the Romanians retreated to Bucharest after a 3 week Serbian bombardment which was running out of steam. Afterwards, the 4th Infantry Division's 3 regiments were ambushed near a village in northern Wallachia. Soon after, the Serbian army was geared up to move north and attacked the Romanian militia units, effectively overpowering them. However, before they could route them, the King of Romania was assassinated. Lines throughout the world spoke that he commited suicide, but the culprit would never be found in one of the greatest murder mysteries the world had ever seen.
The Royal Military Academy, one of the greatest military schools in the world, was set up in Belgrade and slated for completion in May of 1914. With a British alliance, it was clear the academy would be one of the finest in the world. After an alliance signed by the two formed the Serbian Navy, the British gave them two Drake class armored cruisers and even helped in constructing the famed ninth wonder of the world, the Angel of Belgrade, a massive 350 meter tall statue in Belgrade commemorating those who had fought for their countries or who had lost their lives, families or anything of value in warfare.
This British alliance also caused the British to sell New Guinea to the Serbs, who immediately began to colonize their new Pacific empire. They immediately afterwards bought out the Germans for a hefty price in the Pacific, and formed the Empire of Serbian New Guinea. They ratified a constitution, and President Ngaio Hine, a powerful political figure who would be remembered as a hero of the Kingdom of Serbia, was elected and put into office.
In March, the Italian Incident of the Aegean Sea sparked a possible war between Serbia with Greek backing against Italy, however as soon as Serbia announced their position against the war Italy withdrew its blockade of the Adriatic Sea and began to withdraw from the Greek peninsula. That same month, Serbia began to hold the revolutionary Belgrade Military Conference of 1914.
Austria-Hungary's point of view of the Balkan conflicts were astonishingly silent, but it wasn't until the 2nd week of March that Emperor Josef revealed his plans for a grand Austrian empire. Liberia, the Portgeuse African colonies, Albania and the Greek island of Crete were ordered to surrender to the might of Austria-Hungary. Albania and Greece promptly declared war on Austria, and Serbia, the ringleader of their views, stated they were activating their reserve military forces in light of these events.
On the 3rd week of March, a 24-hour cease-fire gave Austria-Hungary enough time to rally their soldiers and begin to prepare for the defense of their homelands. The claims to Albania, Greece, Liberia and the African colonies were withdrawn, and in its stead several negotiations were brought up. Serbia demanded that Dalmatia and the northwestern Slavic nations be transferred back to control, which Austria-Hungary refused. On March 17th, 1914, with beautiful spring weather, Greece and Albania re-declared war on Austria-Hungary and Serbia and their armies invaded Bosnia and southern Hungary, occupying the towns of Szeged and Foca.
The Greeks reached the Adriatic Coast with their navy and linked up with the two Serbian vessels SNK Radomir Putnik and SNK King Peter I, and Greek admiral Prechivneeka assumed command. Immediately he began to fortify the main Serbian port city of Bar and coastal defense guns were set up, as well as a plan to lay land mines to trap the Austrians outside of the harbor. However, the Austrians arrived ahead of scheduele due to calm seas and engaged the Serbian-Greco naval vessels outside of the harbor. Coastal defense weapons opened up and a submarine was sunk by the corageous Serbian defenders, but they were eventually forced to retreat after two Greek cruisers were completely sunk and the Serbian fleet took some notable damage. The Austrians, while only losing one ship and sinking two, had suffered a phyrric victory, as the Serbians now reknwed their cause to fight and retreated to Albania and Greece to undergo repairs and resume operations in the Adriatic.
Later that week, the Austrians launched their Spring offensive into the Serbian and Greco invasions. The Greeks and Albanians held their own outside of the Drina river despite repeated Austrian attacks, and a new trench line was set up outside the city of Foca after a desperate siege and fighting for bridges. The British Royal Marines landed in Albania, and with renewed strength, they planned their counter-offensive.
It was in that same week that the Serbs defeated the Austro-Hungarians at the Battle of Szeged, taking 30,000 casualties and inflicting close to 90. This forever marked Putnik as a loyal and great Serbian, as it gave the Serbs their first true military victory against a superior military power. Immediately going on the offensive, Putnik chased the Austrians to Kecskemet. With a battered and demoralized army, the Austro-Hungarians sued for peace and by April their demands had been met. Bosnia, Croatia, and Slovenia joined the ranks of Serbia, and with Peter's new conquests, he formed an empire : a Slavic empire.
In the 4th week of April, the Empire of Slavia had formed an Imperial Senate and was heavily in support of the Holy See becoming an independent government. It changed its official religion to Catholicism, its official name to the Holy Empire of Slavia, and initiated plans for several military aircraft and to increase agricultural production through a proposition Peter proposed called Plan I.
By May, Indonesia had been ceded to the Holy Empire due to the joint Belgian-German invasion of the Netherlands, further increasing Peter's empire and territorial gains. However, the Holy Empire was coming to a close. Peter ordered the removal of all Muslims in Bosnia, and the country - outraged - overthrew him by the 3rd Week of May, instating a Federal Republic with President Putnik as the leader in a rather bloodless and peaceful revolution.
Location: The Balkans
Area: N/A
Climate: Climate: Temperate; cold, cloudy, dry and cold winters; warm summers.
Natural Resources: N/A
Population: 70,021,000
Serbia: 5,000,000
Samoa: 35,000
Papua New Guinea: 779,000
Solomon Islands: 150,000
Romania: 6,804,000
Bosnia: 1,500,000
Croatia: 4,500,000
Slovenia: 1,206,000
Albania: 800,000
Indonesia: 49,247,000
Age Structure:
0-14 years: 15.8%
15-64 years: 69.1%
65 years and over: 15.1%
Median Age: 38.57 years
Nationality: Slavs
Adjective: Slavic
Religions:
Catholic 37% [Official]
Orthodox 31%
Native/Tribal 24%
Muslim 6%
Other/Atheist 1%
Protestant 1%
Languages: Serbian [Official], Croatian, Slovenian, Hungarian, Romanian, Albanian, Dutch, Bahasa
Literacy: 98.9%
Government Type: Constitutional holy empire
Capital: Belgrade
National Anthem: N/A
National Animal: N/A
Currency: Slavic Credit
Largest City: Sarajevo
Government:
OVERALL
President: President Radomir Putnik
Supreme Commander of Armed Forces: Supreme Commander Radomir Putnik
Supreme Chief of Police: Supreme Chief Nemad Vukasin
Supreme Chancellor of Foreign Affairs: Supreme Chancellor Srecko Slobodan
Supreme Chancellor of Internal Affairs: Supreme Chancellor Sava Marko
Supreme Chancellor of Economic Affairs: Supreme Chancellor Nebojsa Mihajilo
Surgeon General: Doctor Zlatan Darko
FEDERAL SENATE
Supreme Chancellor of the Federal Senate: Supreme Chancellor Ludvik Metod
[58 Other Members Representing Regions of Slavic Influence]
SLAVIC PACIFIC
President: President Ngaio Hine
Commander of Armed Forces: General Tamati Moana
Chief of Police: Chief Tane Petera
Chancellor of Foreign Affairs: Chancellor Wiremu Morana
Chancellor of Internal Affairs: Chancellor Tama Tipene
Chancellor of Economic Affairs: Chancellor Paora Hemi
Surgeon General: Doctor Timoti Anaru